BREWING COFFEE
1. Open cover.
2. Fill water reservoir using the carafe with desired amount of cold tap water. Do not exceed
the 12-cup (MAX) level on the water reservoir.
Important: There are two overflow holes at the back of the coffeemaker. Be careful not to
overfill the water reservoir to avoid leaking onto the counter or work surface.
3. Insert removable filter basket into filter basket holder.
4. Place permanent filter or an 8 –12 cup basket-style paper filter into the removable filter
basket.
Note: Make sure to lock the removable filter basket in place, the basket handle should be in
front position.
5. Add desired amount of ground coffee.
6. Close cover.
7. Make sure carafe lid is properly attached to the empty carafe. Close the lid.
Note: Coffee may overflow if carafe lid is not properly placed.
8. Place empty carafe on the "Keep Hot" carafe plate.
9. Plug power cord into an outlet.
10. If regular brew strength is desired, your coffeemaker is set to brew coffee. (Make sure the
BREW button is in the "Full" position.) .
11. If strong coffee is desired, press the brew strength button to select the strong brew. (Make
sure the BREW button is in the "Full" position.).
12. Press ON/OFF button; its light illuminates and brewing begins.
13. When coffee stops flowing into carafe, the brew cycle is complete. Coffeemaker beeps
when brew cycle is finished. The time since brewing will be visible at the bottom of the
digital display.
14. Once coffee grounds have cooled, carefully open the cover and, using basket handle,
remove and discard used grounds. Close cover.
15. The coffeemaker will keep brewed coffee hot for 2 hours and then automatically turn off.
(See KEEPING COFFEE HOT - AUTO OFF section.)
16. To turn off the coffeemaker at any time press the ON/OFF button. The ON/OFF light shuts
off. Unplug appliance when not in use.
BREWING 1 TO 4 CUPS
Note: This feature slows down the brewing to extract the best flavor when brewing a small
amount of coffee.
1. Add the appropriate amount of water for the number of cups to be brewed (from 1 – 4)
2. Fill the permanent filter or paper filter with desired amount of coffee grounds.
3. Press the BREW button down so that the button is in the 1 – 4 CUP position.
Note: When using this feature coffee will be brewed at regular strength only.
4. Press the ON/OFF button, its light illuminates and the brewing cycle begins.
Note: Press the ON/OFF button to cancel this function.
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SNEAK-A-CUP
FEATURE (TO BE USED ONLY FOR COFFEE)
Remove the carafe and brewing is paused. The carafe must be placed back on the carafe plate
in 30 seconds to prevent overflow. Brewing begins again.
Important: The Sneak-A-Cup
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feature cannot be used when making tea because the filter
basket holder is removed when brewing tea. You must wait until the tea has finished
brewing.
KEEPING COFFEE and TEA HOT - AUTO OFF FUNCTION
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Once coffee has brewed, the coffeemaker will keep the "Keep Hot" carafe plate hot
between 1 and 2 hours then it shuts off automatically. During that time the time since
brewing is visible at the bottom of the display.
There are 2 preset AUTO OFF times you can select:
Press the AUTO OFF button to select 2 hours.
Press the AUTO OFF button a second time to select 1 hour.
Note: The coffeemaker shuts off when the selected AUTO OFF time is reached.
BREW STRONG
1. If stronger coffee is desired, press the BREW STRG button before pressing the ON/OFF
button. Its light illuminates and function is activated.
2. If using delayed brewing, follow steps 1 through 5 under DELAYED BREWING, press
the BREW STRG button and then press the AUTO button. To cancel, press the BREW
STRG button again and the light will turn off.
BREWING TEA
Note: It is not necessary to set the clock to brew tea unless you want to use DELAYED
BREWING.
1. Open cover.
2. Fill water reservoir with desired amount of cold tap water. Do not exceed the 12-cup
(MAX) level on the water reservoir.
3. Remove the permanent filter and the filter basket from the coffeemaker to avoid
getting coffee flavor in the tea.
4. Close cover. Fill the removable stainless steel permanent tea filter with the desired
amount of loose tea leaves.
6. Insert the tea filter with the arc at the top of the basket placed toward the pour spout
on the carafe; press down until it is securely in place.
7. Make sure carafe lid is properly attached to the carafe. Close the lid.
Note: Hot water may overflow if carafe lid is not properly placed.
8. Place carafe on the "Keep Hot" carafe plate.
9. Plug power cord into an outlet.
10. Press the TEA button. Its light illuminates.
11. Press the ON/OFF button; its light illuminates and brewing begins.
12. When water stops flowing into carafe, the tea will be held for 5 minutes to steep.
13. When tea is ready, the coffeemaker beeps when steeping cycle is complete. The time
since brewing is illuminated at the bottom of the LCD.
Important: Sneak-A- Cup
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feature cannot be used when making tea. You must wait until
the tea has finished brewing.
14. The coffeemaker will keep brewed tea hot for 2 hours and then automatically turn off.
(See KEEPING COFFEE and TEA HOT - AUTO OFF section.)
Note: Coffeemaker shuts off after 2 hours if the AUTO OFF time is not changed to 1 hour.
15. To turn off the coffeemaker at any time press the ON/OFF button. The ON/OFF light
shuts off.
16. Unplug appliance when not in use.
Note: Do not leave tea in the tea pot or tea leaves in the stainless steel permanent filter
overnight.
DELAYED BREWING FOR COFFEE AND TEA
FOR COFFEE
1. Follow steps 1 through 10 under BREWING COFFEE.
2. Make sure clock has been set to correct time of day.
3. Press the program (PROG) button.
4. The digital clock will display 12:00.
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